Members txjackace Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Anything could be done with the correct knowledge and skill on the subject.Modifying anything has a chance for disaster.IMO I see no point to doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 12, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 12, 2008 Modifying anything has a chance for disaster. I've carried out many mods on cars, mororcycles, mountain bikes, reactor vessels, some haven't worked, but so far I haven't precipitated a volcanic explosion, a tsunami, the release of a deadly virus, or the sinking of a 2000+ Ocean going liner...............so mistake, yes, {censored}up yes, a tad wank yes.....disaster? nah:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Some of us like the cut of your jibe:thu:Thanks!I've actually got a body and neck from a project I disassembled to paint, I just may try it out. Just gotta get the glue and dowels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cousin itt Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 I've thought about this several times...I was wondering if anyone's ever done it.Gluing a bolt-on neck in it's pocket...Don't do it. The bolt-on guitar will lose one of it's biggest advantages...it's tweakability. With a set-neck or neck-through it's imposible to go back and change a neck angle. But not with a bolt-on. With a bolt-on a good luthier can give you the action of your dreams. So leave it as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members txjackace Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 I've carried out many mods on cars, mororcycles, mountain bikes, reactor vessels, some haven't worked, but so far I haven't precipitated a volcanic explosion, a tsunami, the release of a deadly virus, or the sinking of a 2000+ Ocean going liner...............so mistake, yes, {censored}up yes, a tad wank yes.....disaster? nah:lol: You have greater luck than myself. Maybe disaster was to strong of a word. A modified anything that doesn't work is another project on my floor waiting to fit into another project. I have no idea what a tad wank is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 13, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2008 I have no idea what a tad wank is. tad = a small bit wank, while usually referring to the act of masturbation is used in everyday parlance as a negative, eg...."that's wank" = that's not very good:) hence; a tad wank = a small bit not very good:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Swimrunner Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 It's a rarity, but I disagree Wyatt. Gibson created their "rocking tenon" to enable a fit that would allow the correct neck angle without high tolerances in the machining. The wood to wood contact is pretty minimal. A snug Strat or Tele neck would be an ideal glueing candidate, should the mood take one, however, maple is not that permeable and thus the bond would be weaker than a mahogany-mahogany joinWell, there's always the tenon thing... what a set-neck Les Paul is supposed to have in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 13, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2008 Well, there's always the tenon thing... what a set-neck Les Paul is supposed to have in theory. Yes, the top one is what most LPs have, and to be fair, despite my penchant for the long tenon, I find there is little difference in sustain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Bones Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'd be a waste of good glue, which could better just be snorted up and used to induce amusing and terrifying alternative states of consciousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 13, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'd be a waste of good glue, which could better just be snorted up and used to induce amusing and terrifying alternative states of consciousness. Wood glue has no psychoactive ingredients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abstract Posted January 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'd be a waste of good glue, which could better just be snorted up and used to induce amusing and terrifying alternative states of consciousness. you'd be better served eating it. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Bones Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 Wood glue has no psychoactive ingredients Dang, why'd you have to go and ruin everything, man? The placebo effect was grrrrreat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BusterBuster Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 I just glued all the drawers shut in my 2000 dollar rolltop desk Bob Villa glue too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizens_X Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 His post is constructive. It's advice. good advice too, I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Z Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some idiots did it in the 80's thinking it would "improve" sustain something. I saw a few pre-CBS Fenders desecrated in such a way. Of course it does absolutely nothing, except ruin the guitar. Even if doing it on a new build it's pointless and you take away the functionality of the bolt design. Just adding glue does not = "set" neck. I guess I'm one of those idiots. I did it to a Ibanez copy of a Les Paul Jr. several years ago because it woudn't stay in tune no matter how tight I set the screws. Glueing the neck in place did the trick and it played very well after that. I don't think it helped the sustain 1%. Elmers to the rescue. I sold the guitar a few years later and bought an SG. I bet the next time some guy tried to take the neck off that LP copy he called me a sack of dirty names. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abstract Posted January 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 I guess I'm one of those idiots. I did it to a Ibanez copy of a Les Paul Jr. several years ago because it woudn't stay in tune no matter how tight I set the screws. Glueing the neck in place did the trick and it played very well after that. I don't think it helped the sustain 1%. Elmers to the rescue. I sold the guitar a few years later and bought an SG. I bet the next time some guy tried to take the neck off that LP copy he called me a sack of dirty names. :lol: I don't (personally) feel there is a difference in sustain between set and bolt-on........but there could be difference in tone.Did you notice a difference? If so, please explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Z Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 I don't (personally) feel there is a difference in sustain between set and bolt-on........but there could be difference in tone.Did you notice a difference? If so, please explain it. I don't think so, sounded good to me before and after, it just stayed in tune better. I couldn't play a full set without a major re-tuning every other song or so... after I guled it I could play most the night without much adjustment. I wouldn't have glued it had it stayed in tune better, kind of a last ditch effort that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abstract Posted January 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 Is this the place where someone steps in and says... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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